In the center of the story is the brilliant and charismatic cardiac surgeon Stephen Murphy (Colin Farrell), his wife Anna (Nicole Kidman) and teenage Martin, drawn into a sophisticated game. Martin faces problems because of his mother (Alicia Silverstone) and forces the successful doctor Stephen to take him under his care. Soon the surgeon realizes that the boy is trying to make Stephen part of his broken family. When the teenager's actions become more ominous, the ideal life of the exemplary husband and family man Stephen falls apart, and he has to make a rash sacrifice.
The Greek director Yorgos Lantimos, the master of the psychological thriller, known for creating the art house genre "Fang" and "Lobster", presents his new picture, this time inspired by the tragedies of Euripides. The main male role in the film was played by Colin Farrell, already filming with Lantimos in his previous tape "Lobster".